A snub: Olympique Lyonnais (OL) was eliminated, Wednesday January 15, from the French Cup in the round of 16, on penalties, by Bourgoin-Jallieu, the team at the top of the National 3 table (the fifth French division) where the players are semi-professional (2-2, then 4-2 on penalties). However, OL led 2-1 twenty minutes from the end of regulation time.
This penalty shootout was an ordeal for Alexandre Lacazette and Corentin Tolisso, two major figures at Olympique Lyonnais where they were trained, who missed their team's first two attempts, stopped by goalkeeper Ronan Jay. For his part, goalkeeper Lucas Perri was only able to repel one.
Under freezing temperatures and on a bumpy pitch, OL once again delivered too poor a performance in line with those displayed since the start of 2025. The Lyonnais won against the run of play against Montpellier (1 -0), before logically losing in Brest (2-1).
Against the Berjalliens, they experienced a difficult first period during which the Rhodaniens were led to the mark on a goal by Mehdi Moujetsky who deceived Lucas Perri with a good cross shot (21e minute). Until then in managerial mode, Nemanja Matic, who had made too little effort in the midfield, equalized just before half-time for OL by victoriously recovering a cross delivered from the right wing by Saïd Benrahma ( 45e).
A first since 2014
In the second half, Georges Mikautadze, served by Rayan Cherki, gave the Lyonnais the advantage with a cross shot (64e) after Imbert missed a great opportunity (62e). This goal from the Georgian international seemed likely to allow Lyon to qualify.
But Moujetsky managed to put Bourgoin back in the game by scoring his second goal of the evening by taking advantage of a bad back pass from Warmed Omari to adjust Perri (69e). Subsequently, OL missed several opportunities to regain the advantage, notably by Malick Fofana who failed before the exit of goalkeeper Ronan Jay (73e) before Cherki missed the target on a lob (73e). Fofana also missed the cage when receiving a cross from Benrahma (75th).
Olympique Lyonnais are the first Ligue 1 team to be eliminated by a fifth division team since Bordeaux against Ile Rousse in 2014.
In the other matches of the day, Toulouse beat Laval (2-1), Angers defeated Quevilly-Rouen (3-2), Troyes created a surprise by eliminating Rennes (1-0), Saint-Brieuc qualified on penalties at the expense of Annecy (1-1, 4-3), Cannes created the feat against Lorient (2-1), Brest beat Nantes (2-1) and Strasbourg East was scary, but finally qualified against Thaon (2-2, 5-3). Espaly, resident of N3, like Bourgoin-Jallieu, faces PSG from 9 p.m.
